Psalms 33

1 Sing, you righteous, in YHWH, [For] praise from upright ones [is] lovely.

Rejoice, O ye righteous, in the LORD! For praise becometh the upright.

2 Give thanks to YHWH with a harp, With stringed instrument of ten strings sing praise to Him,

Praise the LORD with the harp; Sing to him with the ten-stringed psaltery!

3 Sing to Him a new song, Play skillfully with shouting.

Sing to him a new song; Play skilfully amid the sound of trumpets!

4 For the word of YHWH [is] upright, And all His work [is] in faithfulness.

For the word of the LORD is right, And all his acts are faithful.

5 Loving righteousness and judgment, The earth is full of the kindness of YHWH.

He loveth justice and equity; The earth is full of the goodness of the LORD.

6 By the word of YHWH The heavens have been made, And all their host by the breath of His mouth.

By the word of the LORD were the heavens made, And all the hosts of them by the breath of his mouth.

7 Gathering the waters of the sea as a heap, Putting the depths in treasuries.

He gathereth the waters of the sea, as a heap; He layeth up the deep in storehouses.

8 All the earth is afraid of YHWH, All the inhabitants of the world are afraid of Him.

Let all the earth fear the LORD; Let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him!

9 For He has spoken, and it is, He has commanded, and it stands.

For he spake, and it was done; He commanded, and it stood fast.

10 YHWH made void the counsel of nations, He disallowed the thoughts of the peoples.

The LORD bringeth the devices of the nations to nothing; He frustrateth the designs of kingdoms.

11 The counsel of YHWH stands for all time, The thoughts of His heart from generation to generation.

The purposes of the LORD stand for ever; The designs of his heart, to all generations.

12 O the blessedness of the nation whose God [is] YHWH, Of the people He chose, For an inheritance to Him.

Happy the nation whose God is Jehovah; The people whom he hath chosen for his inheritance.

13 YHWH has looked from the heavens, He has seen all the sons of men.

The LORD looketh down from heaven; He beholdeth all the children of men;

14 From the fixed place of His dwelling, He looked to all inhabitants of the earth;

From his dwelling-place he beholdeth all the inhabitants of the earth, —

15 Who is forming their hearts together, Who is attending to all their works.

He that formed the hearts of all, And observeth all their works.

16 The king is not saved by the multitude of a force. A mighty man is not delivered, By abundance of power.

A king is not saved by the number of his forces, Nor a hero by the greatness of his strength.

17 A false thing [is] the horse for safety, And he does not deliver By the abundance of his strength.

The horse is a vain thing for safety, Nor can he deliver his master by his great strength.

18 Behold, the eye of YHWH [is] to those fearing Him, To those waiting for His kindness,

Behold, the eye of the LORD is upon them that fear him, —Upon them that trust in his goodness;

19 To deliver their soul from death, And to keep them alive in famine.

To save them from the power of death, And keep them alive in famine.

20 Our soul has waited for YHWH, He [is] our help and our shield,

The hope of our souls is in the LORD; He is our help and our shield.

21 For our heart rejoices in Him, For we have trusted in His Holy Name.

Yea, in him doth our heart rejoice; In his holy name we have confidence.

22 Let Your kindness, O YHWH, be on us, As we have waited for You!

May thy goodness be upon us, O LORD! According as we trust in thee!